Before they lay down, (A)the men of the city—the men of Sodom—surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people [a]from every quarter; and they called to Lot and said to him, “(B)Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may [b]have relations with them.” But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, and said, “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. Now look, (C)I have two daughters who have not [c]had relations with any man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them [d]whatever you like; only do not do anything to these men, because they have come under the [e]shelter of my roof.” But they said, “Get out of the way!” They also said, “This one came in [f]as a foreigner, and already (D)he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them!” So they pressed hard against [g]Lot and moved forward to break the door. 10 But (E)the men reached out their [h]hands and brought Lot into the house [i]with them, and shut the door. 11 Then (F)they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the small to the great, so that they became weary of trying to find the doorway.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 19:4 Or without exception; lit from every end
  2. Genesis 19:5 Lit know them; i.e., have intercourse
  3. Genesis 19:8 Lit known man
  4. Genesis 19:8 Lit as is good in your sight
  5. Genesis 19:8 Lit shadow
  6. Genesis 19:9 Lit to sojourn
  7. Genesis 19:9 Lit the man, against Lot
  8. Genesis 19:10 Lit hand
  9. Genesis 19:10 Lit to

Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom(A)—both young and old—surrounded the house. They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”(B)

Lot went outside to meet them(C) and shut the door behind him and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”(D)

“Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner,(E) and now he wants to play the judge!(F) We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

10 But the men(G) inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness(H) so that they could not find the door.

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